Axon to break £1.8m sales barrier

The Macclesfield company, which provides cloud computing, telecoms, IT support and connectivity to businesses across the north west, predicted a 63 per cent year-on-year sales boost based on the first six months of trading in 2013

IT solutions firm Axon said it is set to break the £1.8m sales barrier.

The Macclesfield company, which provides cloud computing, telecoms, IT support and connectivity to businesses across the north west, predicted a 63 per cent year-on-year sales boost based on the first six months of trading in 2013.

Founders Graham Fern and Mike Agutter said the growth comes after the company adapted its business model to become a specialist in cloud computing and virtual solutions in 2010.

Axon’s customer base increased by 100pc and staffing levels by a third in 2013, a year which also saw the business undergo a full rebrand and £100,000 investment in a relocation to a larger premises in Macclesfield.

Mr Fern, technical director and co-owner of Axon said: “Upon making the decision to become a cloud specialist we retrained all of our engineers and sales staff to become experts in cloud solutions – including both Microsoft’s cloud offering - Office 365 - and our own bespoke virtual solutions.

“In January 2011 we became the first business in the north west to be awarded Microsoft Gold Partner status with virtualisation competency, followed in July 2011 by the title of Microsoft Cloud Accelerate Partner, meaning we were first company in the region to be endorsed by Microsoft as a cloud specialist. It’s rewarding to see all of these efforts now paying off.”